For companies looking to establish a new base or a change of location, searching for new office space can be a daunting task. A combination of inexperience and uninformed decisions can turn a tricky undertaking into a stressful endeavour. Needlessly so, says Nick Riesel, managing director of Free Office Finder. Over the last fifteen years,
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
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The business of self-funding
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Open the pages of any business publication these days and there is a plethora of announcements about this company or that company receiving another round of funding. Funding firms are shaping the start-up industry with their millions and providing incentives to develop the ideas that they deem important. But does it really have to be
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Making the most of your office lunch hour
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Heading to the gym, doing your online grocery shop or spending time volunteering are just some of the thing you can do during your lunch hour. That’s according to the team at LondonOffices.com who have looked at the most productive ways to spend the free hour in the middle of the day. And those hours
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Large organisations placing IT security demands on SME suppliers
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CybSafe, the behavioural science based cyber security e-learning platform, today reveals that enterprise level organisations are increasingly assessing protection during supplier contract negotiations. The GCHQ-accredited software platform, based in renowned Canary Wharf connected community Level39, conducted a survey of SME decision-makers to assess how their enterprise customers approach cyber security during the tender and RFP process.
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Misinformation online costs high street businesses £6.1 billion a year
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Inaccurate or misinformation online is costing independent businesses £6.1 billion a year in lost revenue, according to data published today by the UK Domain. Despite nearly seven in ten (67 per cent) customers-to-be checking the web when planning to visit a physical business, 61 per cent of independent businesses have inaccurate opening hours listed online, or
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Retirement gap looms as pension confusion reigns among UK savers
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More than a quarter (27 per cent) of British adults do not understand the UK pension system, according to new research from Close Brothers Asset Management. The research, carried out by YouGov, looks to highlight the impact that government changes have on UK consumer’s understanding of their pension options. Following the radical changes brought about by
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Empower Network Files For Bankruptcy
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
In a Facebook Video Founder David Wood announced, Empower Network has filed for Bankruptcy. The company who in the past
Grown from $1.5 million a month, to $1.5 million a week in sales.
Grown from around 50,000 customers, to over 197,000 customers.
Grown from 5 employees, to over 105 employees.
Got down from $7 million per month to $300,000 per month.
Once the home of top leaders as Lawrence Tan, Shaqir Hussyin, Vick Strizheus, Justin Verrengia, Tracey Walker, Chuck and Christie Marshall, Aaron and Sophia Rashkin, Kevin Knecht, Tissa Godavitarne and many others.
Empower Network hosts one of the largest blogging communities and publishing platforms online in addition to providing educational training products and services to online marketers and start-up, home-based and small businesses. Empower Network offers a program through which affiliates can earn commissions off the sales of Empower Network products.
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., David Wood and David Sharpe founded Empower Network in 2011 to empower small-business owners to make money online without dealing with the technical, marketing, payroll and overhead challenges that frustrate many entrepreneurs and small-business owners.
Empower Network’s signature product is a viral blogging system geared toward helping its 30,000 affiliates and 70,000 members use the Internet to grow their
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Herbalife Q2 Revenue Down 5% To $1.1 Billion
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Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.
Rich Goudis, CEO of Herbalife, stated, “With the successful implementation of tracking consumer retail transactions in the U.S., we are now entering into a new chapter for the company. Through technology innovations, and changes in our marketing plan here in the U.S., we are now collecting millions of customer receipts each month, and we know this will help our distributors create more compelling connections with their customers everywhere and anytime.”
Mr. Goudis continued,
“With much of the transition behind us, we can now pivot back to an acute focus on growth.”
For the second quarter 2017, the company reported net sales of $1.1 billion which represents a decline of 5% and 3% on an as reported and constant currency basis, respectively, compared to the second quarter 2016.
Second quarter volume points of 1.4 billion declined 8%, compared to the prior year period.
On a reported basis, second quarter 2017 net income was $137.6 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, compared to a second quarter 2016 net loss of $22.92 million, or ($0.282) per diluted share.
Adjusted1 earnings for the second quarter was $1.51 per diluted share compared to $1.29 per adjusted3 diluted share
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4 Items to Put on Your “Back to School, Back to Business” Checklist
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By Deborah Sweeney It’s officially that time of the year: Back to school for the kids and back to business for the entrepreneurs! While entrepreneurs are technically in business 365 days a year, the fall months bring along a renewed focus on balancing parenthood and school with work as well as determining what’s next to […]
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Empowerment and the Importance of Giving Back
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I would not be the person I am today without the experiences and people I have come across along the way.